I've read all the books about Shackleton's trip to Antarctica and the subsequent heroic trip across the spine of South Georgia. I also have a fascination with journeys in cold, inhospitable places. So I envy you!

Had to laugh when you said you were shy about posting at first. Reminds me of a college friend who once said that he was really shy in high school, but had finally come out of his shell. "And now everyone's trying to figure out how to get me back in." Going far, far away is definitely "retreating."

Can't wait to hear all about it when you come back. And we will be needing lots of pictures. The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives.